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  • 91Area Denial Artillery Munition — (ADAM) is a family of US land mines and 155 mm artillery projectiles. The mines carried by these projectiles are the M67 long duration anti personnel mines and M72 short duration anti personnel landmines. The duration refers to the self destruct… …

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  • 92Right of self-defense — This article and defense of property deal with the legal concept of justified acts that might otherwise be illegal. For the general act of protecting one s person from attack, see Self defense. For the 1983 Canadian action thriller film, see Self …

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  • 93To assert one's self — Assert As*sert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Asserting}.] [L. assertus, p. p. of asserere to join or fasten to one s self, claim, maintain; ad + serere to join or bind together. See {Series}.] 1. To affirm; to declare with… …

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  • 94Ascetical theology — is the organized study or presentation of spiritual teachings found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection . The word ascetic is from the Greek word… …

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  • 95Ascetical Theology — • Briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ascetical Theology     Ascetical Theology      …

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  • 96Mortification of the flesh — For the theological doctrine, see Mortification (theology). For the theological doctrine from a Roman Catholic perspective, see Mortification in Roman Catholic teaching. For the Christian metal band, see Mortification (band). Flagellants… …

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  • 97asceticism — /euh set euh siz euhm/, n. 1. the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic. 2. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self denial, self mortification, and the like. 3. rigorous self… …

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  • 98renunciation — renunciation, abnegation, self abnegation, self denial can all mean voluntary surrender or putting aside of something desired or desirable. Renunciation (see also under renounce at ABDICATE) commonly connotes personal sacrifice for a higher end… …

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  • 99asceticism — noun 1. the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of thought, ↑ism 2. the trait of great self… …

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  • 100abstinence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. abstaining, abstention, abstemiousness, temperance, forbearance, denial, self denial, self control, self restraint, continence, fasting, frugality, abnegation, renunciation, avoidance, sobriety, desistance, austerity,… …

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